Global Patent Index - EP 1276122 B1

EP 1276122 B1 20070425 - A remote control unit for electronic equipment

Title (en)

A remote control unit for electronic equipment

Title (de)

Fernsteuereinheit für ein elektronisches Gerät

Title (fr)

Unité de télécommande mobile pour appareil électronique

Publication

EP 1276122 B1 20070425 (EN)

Application

EP 02425397 A 20020617

Priority

IT BO20010402 A 20010626

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1276122A2] A remote control unit for electronic equipment comprises a basic enclosure (2) with a first plurality of main function control buttons (3) for the equipment, the buttons marked with a function symbol, and a second plurality of auxiliary or accessory function control buttons (4) for the same equipment. The enclosure (2) houses at least one control circuit (5) for the first and second plurality of buttons (3, 4) with a microprocessor unit (6) having a plurality of settings which refer to equipment corresponding to identification codes (7). The unit (1) also comprises code (7) activation means (8) inside the basic enclosure (2) and means (9) for identifying the equipment model, which can be attached to the basic enclosure (2) and act upon the activation means (8) in such a way as to activate one of the settings, allowing the microprocessor unit (6) to correlate a button with a dedicated function. <IMAGE>

IPC 8 full level

H01H 9/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 9/0235 (2013.01); H01H 2239/056 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1276122 A2 20030115; EP 1276122 A3 20041229; EP 1276122 B1 20070425; AT E360877 T1 20070515; DE 60219723 D1 20070606; DE 60219723 T2 20080117; ES 2284806 T3 20071116; IT BO20010402 A0 20010626; IT BO20010402 A1 20021226

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02425397 A 20020617; AT 02425397 T 20020617; DE 60219723 T 20020617; ES 02425397 T 20020617; IT BO20010402 A 20010626